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ALBANY. LINN COUNTY. OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 191S
No. 191
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INDEPENDENT
COLLEGES MEET
President Lm to Discuss Free
Scholarships to High School
Students.
FREE SCHOLARSHIP
SCRAMBLE NOT DIGNIFIED
The Colleges: Albany Willa
mette, McMlnnville, Pacific,
P. D,, and Reed.
" At (lie conference of iinlcicnileiil
college to bo held at McMinnvill
tuday and lumorruw, the following
topic In to lie presented by A 'Minn
President l.ec, of Albany CuIIckc, for
discussion: "Shall lite privately en
dowed colleges Kraut no free schol
arships except oil a cooperative plan,
whereby the scholarships are awarded
to hitfh school by the group of col
leges and each student left free to
cliooic his coIIckc,"
President l.ec it going to advocate
a plan by which the seven individual
colleges of the state shall come to
an agreement so as to act in coopcr
. ation, He will say in part:
"A scramble on the part of the col
leges of OrcKon for high kIiooI (ini
tiate) to attend said colleges at stu
dents is undignified and unnecessary
The plan that the colleges oiikIiI to
adopt, and I trim will adopt, will be
to organize a council which shall issue
a statement to the hiuh schools of
the state that one free tuition scholar
ship will be granted to each high
school in the state, the beneficiary to
select the college and to notify that
college within thirty days after his
graduation from high school. The
condition on which this scholarship
shall be granted will probably be very
similar to those of the Rhodes schol
arship. Emphasis should be placed
not only upon class standing, but up
on character, leadership, popularity,
nud participation in extra-curriculum
activities. The high schools should
he asked tn submit to the college
three names of students that meet
these requirements in the judgment of
the high school teachers or principal,
and the college may select one from
this number."
The colleges have a deep desire to
encourage the. high schools and the
scholars in the high schools, and do
all that they can for those scholars
that are deserving' ill scholarship and
character, and dependent upon their
own resources.
It is probable that the coming con
ference will take some such action
as this to be suggested, and the details
by which it is to be worked out will
. be more fully reached after the con-
fcrencc.
The colleges that ore involved in
, this conference arc, Philomath col
lege, Albany College, Willamette Uni
versity, McMinnvillc College, Pacific
. College, Pacific University, and Reed
Collcgo. It it not known at this prcs
; cut .time whether any or all of these
collcget will unite in such a move
i ment, but they will be urged hy Pres.
', ident l.ec to do so. '
The other topics' to be discussed
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Shall the colleges participate in in-(ter-cqllcgiate
athletics? This subject
.will be led by President Poster, of
(Rted College, an opponent of inter
collegiate athletics, so the trend of
-, his talk can easily be foretold.
' 2. Shall the colleges of .Oregon
'unite in asking the state department
of public instruction to grant certifi
cates to teach in high schools only to
persons who have fully satisfied the
'.' requirements specified by law?
1 ;- 3--Shall the colleges agree upon a
JiSt of simplified spelling for officinl
J approval?
. 4. Shall the colleges adopt a plan
j for exchange of professors, whereby
' one member ot the faculty of each
college shall visit each of the other
colleges during the academic year?
5. Shall the colleges adopt a tint'
form method of grades?
S. D. Brown, of Lyon's, returned
; home this morning. Mr. Brown is
road supervisor of his district nnd had
been down conferring with the county
GIRLS SERVE FEED
8ET EXAMPLE BY PREPARING
FOOTBALL BANQUET.
High School Pacultr Members Pay
Tribute to Successful Team
of Put Season.
A most enjoyable affair was the
banquet tendered the Albany high
'school football team last night in the
high school building bjr City Super
intendent C. W, Hocttichcr, Principal
Young, and Prof. Stevens, coach of
the team. The banquet was prepared
mid served by girls of the domestic
science department, and was pro
nounced delicious. Koast duck form-
d the basis for the menu, and besides
the usual articles served there were
many delicacies of unusual merit. The
dinnei was served in five courses.
This is a precedent worthy of being
followed by other schools having do
itifMii' science departments.
After the dinner speeches were
made by Toastmaster Tracey, Captain
McChesney. who toasted Captain-elect
Scluiltz, a response by Schultz, I.yle
Bain, Gildow, Davis, and the hosts
I.yle llain presented the members of
the squad with the letters which were
won this season, all but Bilycu, Weber
and McCune receiving the coveted
emblem.
Those present were McChesney.
Bilycu, McCune. Paul and Pete Miller,
Allen. Clelen, Gildow, Schultz, Heals.
Tracey. Bain, Tale, Wilbur, Davis,
and the hosts, . Professors Stevens,
Young and Boetlicher.
DEATH OF OLI RESIDENT
AFTER A LONG ILLNESS
Mrs. Calvin Crandall Passed
Away Last Night at the Age
of Almost 78.
After a long illness Mrs. Phoebe,
wife of the late Calvin Crandall, died
last night at 8:30 at her home on Cot
tage street, at the age of 77 years,
almost 78. She was born in New
York state, and came to Albany to
make her home in 1875, and during
her It ng residence here making many
friends by her splendid Christian char
acter, beloved by ail knowing her.
Her husband died several years ago.
Her only relative here is a sister.
Mis. Hotelier, who is now quite ill,
her condition being serious. They
had resided together for some years
Mrs. Crandall was a member of the
Coug'egaiional .church, but after the
uisconl'iimuicc of services here at
tended I he M. E. church.
Sorvires will be held in the M. E
church tomorrow afternoon at 2
o'clock, Rev. D. V. Poling, of The
Dalles, her former pastor, preaching
the sermon. "
TAX EXTENSION MEASURE.
Republicans Will Not Filibuster; But
Want It Limited to Three
Months.
(By United Press)
Washington. Dec. ' 17. With 16
Democratic majority and no filibus
ter threatened, the final enactment of
the administration war tax extension
measure is expected before the ad
journment , tonight. The president
will appove it tomorrow. It. is ex
pected the Republicans will make a
fight for the tax to be extended not
more than three months.
Holla Ralston came down from Eu
gene last night to spend the holidays.
HIGH SCHOOL FUSSERS
BEAT THE MARRIED MEN
Two basketball teams representing
the "married men" and the Fussers,
of the high school clashed Wednes
day evening, resulting in a victory for
the latter by the score of 23 to 17.
The mnrricd men's team was picked
by P. T. Church, who treated the
participants to a trip to the movies.
The Fussers were picked by Coach
Clifford.
The lineup; -Married
men Pos. . Fussers
Miller C... Hector
W. Gilbert G.... Boettichcr
,V. Henderson G P, Giddings
Ncbcrgall F Clelen
Lciuingcr F Tate
AUSTRIAN REPLY
Secretary and Cabinet Con
sidered Same and Mapped
Out Course to Pursue.
SECRETARY LANSING
TO MAKE REJOINDER
Three Results: Severance Re
lations,' Backdown or Pro
duction Refuting Evidence.
(By United Press)
Washington Dec. 17. The presi
dent and cabinet today read Austria's
unsatisfactory reply to American de
mands in the Ancona case. They
mapped out the course for Secretary
Lansing after the president starts on
his honeymoon. . Secretary Lansing
will drafua definite rejoinder which
s expected to have one of three re
's. ills. First, severance of diplomatic
relations. Second, Austrian back
down. Third, Austria to produce cvl.
deuce rcfuting'that on which her first
statement was based.
Secretary Lansing will submit the
message to President Wilson 'and then
end it to Vienna. It will leave no
loophole for further delay.
U. S. Reply.
Washington, Dec. 17. TheAustri.ni
reply to the American Ancona note
was delivered at the State Department
at midnight. Code experts began dc-
sciphcring it at once. This will prob.
ably consume hours.
GIGANTIC WHITE SLAVE
PLOT BEING UNEARTHED
Arrest of Mrs. Milly Eddy Indi
cates a Wide Spread Slave
Business.
(By United Press)
Tacoma. Dec. 17. The federal of-
firials believe a gigantic whiteslave
plot. covering many Northwestern cit
ies, will be bared by Mrs. Milly Eddy,
who was arrested today at Chicago.
The woman was recently indicted here
by the federal grand jury. Assistant
Federal District Attorney Fishbourne
said the woman posed as a clairvoy
ant. She would entice girls to go to
Tacoma from other cities, where they
fell into the clutches of the white
slavers.
ZEPPELIN HAS TRAGIC END.
Cargo of Bombs Exploded Near
Brussells Destroying Ship
and Ctew.
Amsterdam, Dec. 17. The destruc
tion of the Zeppelin and the death of
its crew near Brussels, is reported to-"j
day. It was passing Namur with a
cargo of bombs, which exploded.
The cause is unknown. Three peas
ants, who were witnesses, wore ar
rested to suppress the details.
New Mexican Ambassador.
. (By United Press)
Washington, Dec. 17. Henry H
Fletcher was today appointed am
bassador to Mexico. He has been
minister to Chile since-1909.
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0. A. C. SHORT COURSE-JADVANCE CLASS IN COOKING.
JUDGE GALLOWAY HOLDS
COURT IN DEPT. NO. 1
Three Divorcee Granted
and
Other Matters Are
' Settled.
Judge Win. Galloway opened court
in Department No. 2 of the circuit
court in an adjourned session of the
October term. Several motion were
heard and orders made in various cas.
Four divorce cases' were called up.
three of which were granted. The
case of Chas. E. Cole, vs. Mamie Cole,
was dismissed on account of plaintiff's
discovering that his wife was dead.
Silva Harris was granted a decree
by default from Charles Harris. The
couple was married in Crook county
Dec. 24, 1911, and lived together three
years and three months.
Default and decree for plaintiff was
entered in the case of Mabel Buckley
vs. Ray Buckley.
Fannie L. Siemc was granted a de
cree from O. U. K. Sicme on the
charge of cruel and inhuman treat
ment.
Confirmation of sales were made in
the cases of the First Savings Bank
vs. Union furniture v-o., ana . v.
Olmstcad vt. A. W. Dockstcader. et al.
In the case of Ksith A. Smith vs.
Albert 'F. Smith et al, a suit'for par
tition of property, a default was en
tered as to the defendants Edith and
Everett Ingrarh, and a decree of par
tition was granted.
The demurrer was sustained in the
case of Anna Reese vs. Frank M.
Walgomuth. Defendant was given
30 days to answer.
In the case of W. P. Elmore, ad
ministrator, vs. Stephens, Russell &
Co.. the plaintiff was given to Dec.
2 in which to file an amended com
plain, and defendant 10 days more to
answer.
In the case of Minnie F. Fletcher
. C. H.- Whitman, et al, to register
title, default was entered as to seven
of the defendants.
A decree was entered in the case
of J. E. Nichols vs. S..M. Garland et
al to register title.
The case of J. J. Collins, adminis
trator, vs. Ada L. Long, was argued
this afternoon.
The case of E. E. Gordon vs. Mary
A." Wright ct al, to foreclose a mortgage,-
was drgucd today.
DISTRICT ATTORNEYS MEET
TO DISCUSS PROHIBITION
At Salem Today, With Attorney
General Brown Giving Ad
dress, Others Speaking.'
(By United Pressi
Salem,. Dec. 17. The district at
torneys in about halt ot the counties
of Oregon met today to discuss the
enforcement of the prohibition law.
effective January first. Attorney Gen
eral Brown addressed the meeting and
a general discussion followed.
COLLECTS BOUNTIES FOR
WOLF AND WILD CAT
John Suttle, who lives on Hurricane
Deck, near Cascadia, brought one grey
wolfc and one bob cat hide to Albany
today for which County Clerk Russell
issued him warrants for $5 for the
wolfe and $2 for the cat. He will re
ceive an additional bounty of $20 from
the state for the wolf.
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RELIEF VESSEL
BY
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Or Was It Torpedoed; Was on
Way to Belgium With
Food.
RELIEF FLAG
WAS BEING FLOWN
Torpedoed Would Cause
Trouble; Probably Struck
a Mine.
' (By United Press)
Rotterdam Dec. 17. TWe (relief
ship, from New York, has been mined
or torpedoed, and was sinking when
last reported.
New York. Dec. 17. The Leven-
pool was a 49 hundred ton English
vessel, under charter by the American
Belgian relief commission. She sailed
irom rew iork November with
6500 tons of bacon and lard for Bel
gium. She flew a relief flag, and was
believed to be immune from attack.
Only the regular crew was aboard. It
is believed here the she struck a mine.
Rotterdam, Dec' 17. Later reports
said the vessel wtas beached near
Mucking Flats.
Levenpool, Rotcrdam, Dec. 17.
The British steamer Myroca, arriving
today reported the steamer Pendoin
and torpedo boat had removed the
Levenpool's crew.
CODNTY SCHOOL CENSUS
- FOB 1915 COMPLETED
Shows a Small. Loss in the
County, Also in Several
. of the Towns.
Superintendent Jackson has com
pleted the census of the school chil
dren of the county for this year. The
total for thexounty is 8265. a decrease
of 112 from last year. Albany's fig
ures are 1466: Lebanon, 602; N.
Brownsville, 203; S. Brownsville, 203;
Halsey, 159; Scio, 159; Mill City, 264;
Tangent, 113; Shcdd, 106; Crawfords-
ville, 104; Sweet Home, 101. This is
all the towns having a school popula
tion Of over 100. A majority of the
towns show a small decrease. Harris
burg -leads in the increase with 38.
Crawfordsvillc has 18, Halsey 8, S.
Brownsville 3 and Sweet Home 1.
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TRAIN WRECK IN ENGLAND.
Sixteen Killed, Many Injured, By
Three Trains Colliding -Near
Jarrow.
(By United Press)
New Castle, England, Dec. 17. Six
teen arc known to be killed, several
missing and 50 injured in a triple col
lision when a freight train, pilot i
Rinc and passenger train piled up
near Jarrow.
FRENCH AND SON RETAINED
AS TRAVELING INSPECTORS
F. M. French went to Portland yes
terday to meet F. A. Roby, of San
Francisco, general time inspector oi
the Southern Pacific Co., on business
pertaining to railroad watch inspec
tion. After January 1st, the number
of inspectors in the territory will be
reduced from six to two, F. M. French
& Son .of this city, having the work
from Oregon City to Eugene, the
Woodburn-Springficld branch, the
Oakridge, Wendling and C. & E.
branches and the west side lines, a to
tal of about 560 miles. Betding and
Saxron of Portland, is the other firm
of travelling inspectors retained.
, Every ninety days Mr. F. M. French
or his son, J. M. French, makes a,
trip over these lines, inspecting about
250 watches besides the station clocks.
Special trips arc also made as required.
SUED DEAD WIFE
DEATH BEATS DIVORCE COURT
TO A DECREE.
Linn County Man Files Suit for Di
vorce and Learns of Wife's
Death.
To institute a suit . for divorce
against his wife and then discover
that she was dead was the experience
of a Linn county young man. The
suit came up in the circuit court to
day and was dismissed by Judge Wm.
Galloway.
The plaintiff to the suit was married
to the girl named in the complaint in
New York City about four years ago
when both were about 25 years of
age. After living with his wife about
year the young man learned that
her first husband wss not dead, as
he had claimed, and that they were
not divorced. She therefore was a
bigamist and he was criminally liable.
Upon learning the truth the younH
man came west and has lived in Linn
county since his arrival.
Last September he filed suit for di
vorce, hut before he had progressed
very far he received word from his
sister in New York that his wife was
dead. Through his attorney, N. M.
Newport, the case was taken from
the books in the circuit court this
morning.
WILSON-SALT WEDDING TO
BE SATDRDAY EVENING
Will Properly Be Private; The
Hon&ymoon Trip Is Being
Kept Secret.
(By United Press)'
Washington, Dec. 19. International
affairs will not cloud the president's
honeymoon. He weds Mrs. Gait to
morrow. The hour is not announced.
but will probably be in the evening
at Mrs. Gait's home, with only a few
guests present. The honeymoon plans
are being kept secret. If the Austrian
note creates a situation demanding the
president's attention, Secretary Lan
sing will visit him.
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TEN KILLED AND HUNDRED
INJURED IN A TORNADO
It Swept Through Mississippi
Today Causing Death and
Great Damage.
(Bv UnilrH Press)
Meridian, Miss., Dec. 17. Ten are
reported killed and 100 injured in a
tornado sweeping this section. The
town of Cullumis reported almost to
tally destroyed. Six are reported dead
there. .Two were killed and many
hurt at Meridian. The property loss
here is light. Two women were kill
ed at Giles. Forty were injured in
Kemper county.
HAS MANY OFFERS TO
BUILD MILL ELSEWHERE
R." Tfiomas, the paper mill man, is
constantly in receipt of letters from
Commercial clubs and individuals
from ali over the country asking for
information about the proposed mill
for this city. All kinds of offers are
made bv cities for him to start his
enterprise in their vicinity.
But Mr. Thomas came here to build
a paper mill, and he says he will stick
until he docs. The .conditions are
better here than any place in the
world, he says, for a mill, and it i:
here that it will be built. "It is pret
ty discouraging at times, though," he
says, waiting tor a nine ueip irom
the people, but it will come, I am sure
of that. We can't get organized too
quick for me. We will get the money
and the timber, alright. No question
about that."
Inspecting Minnesota.
fBv United PrcssV
San Francisco, Dec. 17. Federal
officials today began inspection of the
boiler tubes of the Minnesota. Oth
ers are taking the testimony of the
crew.
CHILD WELFARE
ABLY PRESENTED
Dean Clark, of Pacific Univer
sity Gave Clean-cut Address
on Important Subject.
PROPER CARE AND TREAT
MENT OF CHILDREN NEEDED
Mary Fagan, of Georgia, Should
Have Been Protected When
Alive By Right Law.
Speaking on the important Subject
of child welfare, now atracting wide
attention, Dean Clark, of Pacific Uni
versity, at the public library audi
torium last night, gave some thoughts
and facts that greatly interested his.
audience, fortunate in being present,
Hi has made a thorough study of the.
subject, and is an interesting speaker.
"More, and more," he said, "it is
becoming the day of the child the
future citizen." , .
Socioiogical questions must be
viewed from all sides fairly. Take the
case of Leo Frank, and Georgia's
position on child 'welfare is made
conspicious. It practically had no law
with provisions for the protections
of young girls, like Mary Fagan. and
in that state there arc 93,000 children
between 10 and 13 working for wages,
in Oregon only 930, and they are,
mostly on farms. Mary. Fagan shouW
be cared for alive.
A great handicap to children are
their many defects that need correct
ing, poor breathing, bad teeth, palates, .
adnoids, etc. In N. Y. state 824,000
were found with defects, of these,
524,000 were dental.
A great evil affecting, children he
said, arc patent m;dicines, with their
opiates, narcotics, alcohol, heart ae-
pressents, creating appetites, lhey
mostly make fortunes for their makers
pink pills alone $6,500,000.
The ratio of mental defectiveness is
about one in five hundred; They are
the victims of temptation, the result
of enviroment and physical defects.
The infant mortality in the U. S. is
165 in 1.000 before the age of one year.
230.000 in the U. S. anriualy. out of
1,500.000 deaths, due to1 impure food,
bad milk supply, non-hygienic condi
tions, home enviroments, and there
fore in a large number of cases pre
ventable. The home is to. blame for most
girl delinquencies, and -as well for
boys going astray, more so than bad
companions. A boy hates a vacuum,
and if home is mot made n place of
companionship he is going to get it .
somewhere else. Kis overplus energy
must be met.
Prevention is better than a cure,.
and herein is a solution to the prob
lem. From birth the child needs caro
and attention, defects should be
property attended to. In the schools
there should be medical inspection and
enforced treatment, and ' the child
should be given proper air supplis,
sanitation, etc. Proper child , labor
laws should operate. In this respect
Oregon is fortunate, having "a good
law. A great sec.-et in development of
children is keeping children . busy,
ven in their plays. There should be
play grounds and other means for
reasonable recreation.
Helpful influences arc ' needed,
those working for righteous develop
ment into a cleaner and healthier
manhood and womanhood.
Mrs. C. L. Ransom, wife of the late
Dr. Ransom; who lost his life recently
in Wyoming, came down from Mill
GKty on business yesterday.
ALBANY BEAVERS PLAY
CORVALLIS TIGERS TONIGHT
. Tonight in the Junior high school
auditorium, the Albany Beavers will
line. up against the Corvallis Tigers in
a game of basketball. -These teams
represent the cream of the juvenile
material in both cities, the ages of
the players ranging around 12 to 15
years. The game will start about 7:45
in the Junior gym, Ninth and Ferry
streets. ...... .
court.